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November is the traditional month for Christians to pray for the dead - Scripture tells us that it is “a holy and wholesome thing” to do. The great Russian Solzhenitsyn wrote that prayer for the dead is “an act bequeathed to us in deep wisdom, by men of holiness.” It is......
In the Gospel of St. Luke we hear the beautiful story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Downcast, their hearts begin to burn as Jesus explains the Scriptures to them. Do we experience those “burning hearts” when we listen to the Word of God? When we attend worship,......
Fr. Ben’s concludes the second part of last week’s nugget with a reflection on Christ’s words in Luke’s Gospel that “nothing is hidden which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.” Our hidden acts of fidelity and integrity, like Blessed Franz......
This week’s nugget will continue into next week - looking at the person of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, an Austrian farmer who was martyred rather than swear allegiance to Hitler. Jesus said “let your yes be yes, and your no be no” - but many today think our words can mean......
Every week Christians say in the Creed that Christ will “judge the living and the dead.” What does this mean? The hope is, that acts of charity to Christ in His “distressing disguise” will mean many nonbelievers will come to know Christ in glory. Christians are called to do more......